Jim Yakas
Keyboard FUNdamentals
Friday, 3:00 p.m.

Jim is currently a full time Instructor of Percussion at the University of Texas at Arlington. He teaches applied lessons and is Assistant Director and Percussion Coordinator of the UT Arlington Marching Band. Jim is currently pursuing a Doctoral of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance from the University of North Texas. He also holds a B.M. in Music Education from the University of North Texas and a M.M. in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy from Northern Illinois University. Jim’s diversity in percussion education and performance has led him to many unique opportunities. He spent a total of twelve summers in the drum corps activity beginning as a snare drummer with the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, then as a staff member and arranger, to eventually becoming their Percussion Coordinator in 2003. Jim is also an active performer on steel drum having traveled to Trinidad/Tobago and Korea as a member of the prestigious Northern Illinois Steel Band.

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